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In west Philadelphia, born and raised
On a playground is where I spent most of my days
Chillin’out, maxin and relaxin, all cool and all
Shootin some B-ball….

Anyone that knows where this B-Ball shooting occured either:
1. Remembers back when violence wasn’t a key component of television
OR
2. Is aware that such a time may have existed.  Read More »

This article is in response to the New York Times article about a state bill in Arizona that would legalize the carrying of concealed weapons on Arizona college campuses.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/us/05guns.html?ref=us
Would legalizing the carrying of guns on college campuses produce positive or negative results?  Read More »

Last Thrusday, my school had a lock-down. I was sitting in French 4 with my friends when the assistant principal came on the PA system and announced an emergency lock-down. Everyone rolled there eyes and Madame started across the hall because she once again forgot her keys and needed Senora to lock her door for her.  Read More »

On Valentines Day in 2008, Steven Kazmierczak, a former honors student at Northern Illinois University, shot and killed 5 students at NIU before killing himself. Those who remember him say he was an award winning student and was very intelligent. There is no clear motive as to why he went to the school and killed those kids, for he left no note and his laptop’s hard drive had been wiped.  Read More »

Robert Greer uttered these words to the Tribune shortly after a shooting at the Northern Illinois University yesterday; "I'm not mad, I'm just sad, and I know that right now what I need to do is comfort my wife."  Read More »

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It seems we can't make it through the first two months of the school year without numerous bloody shootings.  As I was sitting in my church today, I looked around at the concentration of people and began to wonder why more churches aren't shot up in the United States.   Read More »